"Science does not tell us how to live." (Leo Tolstoy, 1828-1910)
Leo Tolstoy is a famous writer most notable for his writing War and Peace. What he meant by the quote is that Science is not the tool for us to explore and discover ourselves and the enviroment around us.
Tolstoy, as an Othodox Christian believes that faith is the only way that life can be rationalised. This can be shown in one of his works, A Confession. The book talks about the two big questions in life, "What will come of my life?" and "What is the meaning of life?". In the book, Tolstoy attempts to find answers to these questions through science and other areas of knowledge. He stated that only religion holds the key to the answers.
I do not agree to what Tolstoy said in the quotation not only because natural sciences have been a great tool for humans to understand more about life; but also the fact that it helped us to acquire clues to answer the two big questions to life Tolstoy stated.
"What will come of my life?" and "What is the meaning of life?"
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